Check if a recruitment agency is licensed
National Employment Authority, via the State Department for Diaspora Affairs · sources read 2 Oct 2026
Before you pay any fee or hand over documents, search the agency by name or NEA registration number on the official register at diaspora.go.ke/verify. Only deal with an agency whose licence shows as Valid.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- Where
- Online at diaspora.go.ke/verify (register of NEA-licensed agencies) or on NEAIMS
Steps
- Go to diaspora.go.ke/verify and type the agency's name or NEA registration number in the search box.
- Check the status badge: Valid means the licence is current; Expired means it is not.
- You can also check on the National Employment Authority's own live tool on NEAIMS (neaims.go.ke).
- Use the official contacts in the register to confirm directly with the agency, and if in doubt call the Diaspora Affairs team on +254 114 757 002 before you pay.
Watch out
- Check before you pay anything or give out your passport or papers.
- An agency can be licensed one year and suspended or expired the next, so check the status now, not an old certificate.
Who can apply
- Anyone, especially Kenyans planning to work abroad, before they travel
Official sources (2)
- Verify Licensed Recruitment Agencies diaspora.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Migrant Workers diaspora.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026